I Am A Fijian, Says False Info Victim

Social worker and youth advocate Abdul Zorhab yes­terday called out social media commentators, plead­ing with them to avoid spreading false information.

Mr Zorhab, 21, became a victim of online vilification when pictures of him and former Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum in Court on Tuesday, May 2 were widely circulated online claiming that he was a Bangladeshi na­tional who was paid to be part of Sayed-Khaiyum’s secu­rity detail.

While correcting this misinformation yesterday, Mr Zorhab said he was a Fijian born national that was only present in court to support the former A-G.

This was when Sayed-Khaiyum appeared in court after being charged.

“I would like to strongly deny the allegations made against me by a certain troll page on social media. I was born and raised in Fiji, and I am a proud supporter of the FijiFirst par­ty and former Attorney-General Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum,” Mr Zorhab said.

“I have lived in Lautoka all my life and I am a youth advocate and social work­er,” he said.

“I urge people online sharing all sorts of infor­mation to do bet­ter things.”

Mr Zorhab was a former student of Lautoka Mus­lim Primary and Lautoka Muslim College.

He was also a student of the University of the South Pacific.

“I have never been a member of the Bangladeshi special forces Crack Platoon, nor am I a member of Mr Sayed-Khaiyum’s close protection team.

“These are entirely baseless rumours, and I urge anyone who has spread them to retract their statements immedi­ately.”

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Story by: inoke.rabonu@fijisun.com.fj